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A.N.Z. EXPERIENCE AND TRADITION OF SERVICE IS UNCHALLENGED This tradition of service, this background of experience has as its origin the first Bank established in New Zealand. In the 120 years that have passed since then, A.N.Z. Bank has seen the development of farming, the growth of trade, the increase in every New Zealander's need for friendly advice and assistance in the often complex world of finance. Throughout New Zealand, in almost every city or town, there is an A.N.Z. Bank Branch or Agency. Here modern and comprehensive Bank services are offered, services that because of experience gained over the years have been designed to cover every need. Ko te Peeke on A.N.Z. he Roopu whai mona! Koia nei te Peeke kaumatua i Aotearoa nei a nana hoki i Whakatakoto te kaupapa awhina i raro o nga mahi tuku moni, mahi paamu whakatu whare me era atu whakahaere i roto i nga 120 tau kua taha ake nei. E ki ana nga kaikorero ma te huruhuru ka rere te manu ara mehemea he whaakaro tou kaua e wehi ki te haere ki te Peeke o ANZ i tou takiwa, no te mea kei reira nga tohunga hei awhina i a koe. A * N * Z BANK AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANK LIMITED FIRS BANK IN NEW ZEALAND

a tona Matua Kaha Rawa, tahuna ra e ia tana ahi, koia na tonu te maunga i piki ai ia’. Ka tuhi ano tona ringa ki te puke teitei kei muri o te whare o toku tipuna, kei waenganui o Hiruharama me Whakapourangi. He tika, he ahi kei reira e murara ana. Ka miharo taua iwi ra. Ko taua ahi hoki ra, ka tonu ai ia ata, ia po; ahakoa rangi ataahua, ahakoa rangi marangai, ka murara tonu te ahi ra. Ka mea ano a Te Iharaira, ‘Koia na tonu te maunga i piki ai a Te Karaiti, i tahuna ra e ia tana ahi, i a ia e tatari ana mo nga anahera me tona waka. No te taenga mai o nga anahera, ka mauria ia, ka mahue mai tana ahi kia ka tonu ana. Na reira i tapaia ai tena maunga ko Te Ahi a Te Atua. Na reira i waiho mai ai e ia tana ahi kia murara ana, a, kei te murara tonu ki tenei rangi.’ Mehemea e haere mai ana koutou ki te titiro ki taua ahi nei, ka kite koutou, mai i tera rangi i tahuna ai, kei te murara tonu ki tenei rangi. No reira, koia na nga purakau mo nga kainga nei, no te whakaritenga a Te Iharaira i nga kainga nei ki nga mahi a Te Karaiti. No kona ka mohio tonu koutou, kaore tatou e haere rawa ki rawahi titiro ai ki nga kainga nei, ki nga kainga o Te Karaiti. He Hiruharama tonu ta tatou kei Niu Tireni nei, te kainga i mahi ai ana mahi kei roto o Te Paipera; he kainga motuhake tonu ta tatou i whakapou ai ia i ona mahara ki te rangi—ko Whakapourangi; a, he ahi motuhake tana i mahue mai i a ia ma tatou, kei te ka tonu ki tenei rangi—ko Te Ahi a Te Atua. Kaore tatou e mohio, kei te tika tonu pea a Te Iharaira no konei tonu pea a Te Karaiti, he teka noa pea te Kawenata. Koia na tonu pea te take i ki ra a Romera (Rommel), ‘Ko Niu Tireni he whenua na Te Atua’. Ka mate nga tangata i taua hui Ringatu. No te tunga a Te Iharaira, penei ratou he piki kata ma ratou kei te haere. Engari no ana korero mo Te Karaiti, ka tumeke taua iwi. Kaore hoki tenei i rite ki Te Iharaira e mohio ana ratou.

Footnote Kia mohio koutou: pou = pau. Ki etahi o nga tangata o taua kainga, ko Whakapourangi = Whakapaurangi. ? About 40 members of the Putiki Maori Club, Wanganui, will fly to Fiji on a short goodwill trip next year, at the invitation of a principal chief, Edward Thakambau.